Candidates for Colorado’s General Assembly have a few DUI, drug and assault charges in their backgrounds — charges that are at least a decade old.

That was the finding in background checks The Denver Post conducted to give voters a more full picture of their options for representation Nov. 6.

Some candidates declined to provide their full birthdates, which are required to run checks through the Colorado Bureau of Investigation: Susan Kochevar, Susan Lontine, Vicki Pyne, Jay Frank Kucera and James D. “Jim” Wilson.

Here’s the rest of what reporters found in reviews of CBI records as well as social media.

Robert “Dave” John, House 4:

John was arrested on charges of dangerous drug possession in 1971, when he was 21. The charges were dismissed by the court.

Sonya Jaquez Lewis, House 12:

Lewis recently disclosed on her campaign Facebook page that she was arrested on charges of misdemeanor assault in Boulder more than 20 years ago. The charges were dropped, according to court records obtained by the Denver Post.

The assault happened when Lewis and her then-partner were trying to settle their joint ownership of a house at the end of a three-year relationship, according to police records. The other woman told the responding officer Lewis was “emotionally abusive” and that Lewis had threatened to smear her name during their arguments.

After the woman called the Boulder Sheriff’s Office, their argument escalated. The woman told police Lewis slapped her across the face, according to the police record. The responding officer did not find marks on the woman.

The charges were dropped.

Other than her Facebook post, Lewis has not spoken publicly about the incident. She did not return Denver Post requests for her birth date before the Oct. 12 post and has not responded to multiple requests for comment since.

Arthur Erwin, House 24:

Erwin was arrested on charges of driving while ability impaired in 1988; he was 26. He pleaded guilty and did 40 hours of community service, paid a fine and attended an alcohol class, Erwin said.

“It happened once and didn’t get repeated,” he said.

Luke Bray, House 26:

Bray was arrested on charges of petty shoplifting in 2000, when he was 19. The charge resulted from a misunderstanding about a hat Bray had bought in a store in Glenwood Springs, and the charges were dropped, he said.

In 2007, Bray was arrested for trespassing when he climbed the fence to the Glenwood Springs hot springs for late-night skinny dipping. He said he pleaded guilty and wrote an apology letter.

Grady Nouis, House 29:

Nouis pleaded guilty to maintaining a drug house and possession of marijuana in 2005, when he was 21 years old. His arrest record alleges that he was in possession of materials to grow psilocybin mushrooms, popularly known as magic mushrooms.

“I am thankful the judge gave me the grace of a second chance,” said Noius in a separate statement to the Denver Post. “I am blessed to have a family that believes in forgiveness.”

Nouis also has been in the orbit of groups and events associated with far-right views. In a Facebook live video he recorded while at an anti-Shariah law protest earlier this year, Nouis repeatedly used a racial slur during a confrontation with African-American counter-protesters.

While the audio can’t be understood at the beginning of the argument, Nouis, who is white, then complains about an African-American woman: “She called me a n***** and said I can’t say it back.”

He repeated the word several more times, the video shows.

Nouis did not respond to specific questions about the incident. Instead, he said in a statement the “Socialist Democrats are once again feeding mob rule.”

“Nobody cares more than I do about protecting the constitutional rights of all Coloradans regardless of political affiliation, color, gender, or sexual orientation,” the statement said.

Later in the video, Nouis can be heard saying of a confrontation between an African-American counter-protester and an African-American police officer that there’s “nothing better than a little black-on-black crime.”

Hans Romer, House 29:

Romer was arrested in 1994 on charges of felony drug distribution and evading arrest in Arvada. He was 35 at the time and says he “found the wrong people at the wrong times.”

He pleaded guilty to the drug charge and served 3 1/2 years of intensive supervision probation, according to public court records.

Romer says it is “bogus” to be labeled a criminal for life for his felony, and as a Libertarian, he is running on a platform to decriminalize drugs.

Romer was also arrested on charges of making a harassing phone call in 2003. The charges were dismissed by the district attorney two days later. It was a miscommunication, Romer said.

Alexander “Skinny” Winkler, House 34:

Winkler was arrested on charges of driving while ability impaired in Boulder in 2004 when he was 25.

Winkler pleaded guilty to careless driving and a lane usage violation. He served 24 hours of community service and attended an alcohol education class, according to the Boulder DA’s office. He told The Post he was not driving at the time of the arrest.

Perry Buck, House 49:

Buck was arrested on charges of driving under the influence in 1980 when she was 18. Due to the age of the case, The Denver Post was unable to learn its disposition.

“I will never forget the pain I caused my family and the lessons I learned,” Buck said in a statement. “I own the DUI and the experience taught me to have more compassion for those who face challenging times.”

Colorado General Assembly candidates who haven’t previously cooperated but would like to do so may contact Jackson Barnett at jbarnett@denverpost.com.

A Democratic state representative from Greeley who was facing a possible recall and resigned abruptly because of a criminal investigation has been ticketed for providing alcohol to a person younger than 21.

Earlier this week, dozens of Colorado middle school students celebrated the 100th anniversary of women’s suffrage by discussing the future of politics with a group of female civic leaders including Denver City Council candidate Candi CdeBaca, Secretary of State Jena Griswold and former state Sen. Polly Baca.